Sedge Buster Lesson 12 -Section Lupilinae

Hmmph! This took awhile.

Well Crumby. If you could ever make a decision.

I can make decisions all righty then, Rayetta. At least I don't conk out on the job.

Hmmmmmm. All righty then, Mr. Smarty Pants. How about if I just march on out of the laboratory right now and never help you ever again!

No, no, no. Please Rayetta, please don't be mad. I'm sooo sorry. I'll be on my best behavior. Please, please don't leave me.

Hmmmmm. How sorry are you?

I'm really, really, really, really sorry and that's as sorry as I can be.

All righty then. I'll help you load em up in Ray's absence. Poor Ray. He's just not used to honest work anymore and that grubbin' hoe took its toll. Ha! Anyway what do we have here.

These are all big sedges with big peryginias exceeding 10 mm. This first picture Rayetta has put somewhere compares the infloresences of C. intumescens, on the left, or east, and C. louisianica. Pay attention to the darker olive color of the peryginia on the left one. Also pay attention to the general shape of the spikelets, the one on the left is rounder in outline. Finally, compare the male spikelets. See how much closer the one on the left is to its lady spikelets. These two are fairly hard to tell apart if you don't pay attention.

The next picture east of here is an infloresence of C. lupilina, the other common Lupilinae caric sedge in Texas. Although, this particular specimen is from Arkansas. See how cylinder shaped those spiklets are. Also, look how far the male spikelet is up from the lady spikelets.

Finally, this last picture shows two C. lupilina achenes and one peryginia. The dark achene is from Smith County and the yellow one is from Arkansas. The peryginia is also an Arkie.

All righty then. Rayetta were you really that mad at me.

Maybe, maybe not. Why is the disposable razor in the second picture, Crumby?

Disposable razor?

Yes, Crumby. That second picture has a disposable razor depicted.

Whoa! Well I swan.